Now we're making a male NPC for Cow Town and just surviving in Cow Town is an act of Endurance. And for all that we've talked about how horrible it is, maybe we should look at some of the reasons that the people stay.
There is a certain kind of safety in living in a place that no one else wants. No raiders coming to kill you when they know you're going to die sooner rather than later and whatever killed you may well be waiting for them.
There is hunting and gathering that can be done outside the city. And the Eel River with its slamon runs passes under the bridge at Fernbridge.
And cleanup of the radioactive and irradiated materials is possible. It's just slow and difficult work being done by people who are slowly dying as they do it.
One of the people taking on that work is Ernie Pierson (actually named after the founder of one of the most famous hardware stores in Humboldt County). Armed with a Geiger counter, he spends his days trying to isolate radioactive metals and remove them from wherever he can. And even if he were to remove all of radioactive materials, recovery and return to normalcy are a good distance away.
Name: Ernie Pierson
Appearance: A middle-aged barrel-chested white man with thinning grey hair and a bushy mustache. He wears a neon green safety vest over his work clothes and dark protective goggles.
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Roleplaying: He is always willing to help, but averse to violence. He is on good terms with most folks in town and can provide some information on most of them. He will guide
Background: Ernie has always been an explorer and his Geiger counter lets him find safe places as well as identify radiation hazards that he may eventually be able to remove.
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He has a Geiger counter that can identify radioactive materials and areas.
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